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Substitution strategy backfires on Mark Fox in UGA’s loss at Vanderbilt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. | Freshman Derek Ogbeide did everything right to start Georgia’s game at Vanderbilt Saturday.

Georgia head coach Mark Fox talks with guard Charles Mann (4) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

He won the opening tip, scored a basket and blocked a shot. It was a breakout moment in what could have been a signature game.

But the great start abruptly ended.

Georgia coach Mark Fox said after the game he thought Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gymnasium felt hot and worry crept in about fatigue.